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The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-02

a congregational meeting will DO held
In tho Presbyterian Church ON Sunday
noxt, for tho purpose oftransacting i'm
portant business.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-02

Grccnvillc cotton factories arc behind
on orders for goods and report II SPLEEN
did business.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-02

An exchange thinks that Tfoavcn is
not tho only city with "strcots of gold"
rs Charlotte, n. c., is being paved with
tho finest gold bearing Quarts.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-02

Read Mr.. Tillinan's rerly to Senator
YQumans.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-02

superintendent Bclknap of the Gcor-
gia Central Railroad, passed through
This place on Saturday,
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-02

Everybody is in n good humor and
working with n will. This beats grow
ling about hard times.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-02

We call attention to tho card OF J. T.
Wilkes in this issue.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-02

The latest art work among Ladies il
known aS the "fr"n"h crHEc" for deco
ralinE china, glassware etc. 1t is ono
cling crtO"ly near, and is both proiitablr
ard Fascinating. It l.. very popu!ar in
New York Boston and other Eastern
CITIES. TO ladies desiring to icarn the
ART, we viii srud an elegant china
placIIc (SiZc Is imchcS,D handsomely
Decorated, COr a mCdCi, together with
box OF material, loo volorcd d"rignS
assorted in flowers, animals, soldiers,
land scapcS, etc, c0ntpicic, with tui. ii
StruCtionS, upon receipt OF only Ni.Ul.
rho placQUc alone is worth more than
the amour charged. To
ever lady ordering this outfit who en-
closes tho address Of i've other ladies in
tcrcStcd i'll Art matters, to whom W. can
mail our new catalogue of Art Goods,
we viii enclose extra and Without charge
an iTnita'ion hand painted braSs placQnc.
Instruction book in painting, 10 COlOrcd
picture" sc. only ljc. Embroidery SILK,
best quality, all colnrS, SOC, per ~lJiakIcus
Winnci braid, gold or silver, Tor ar, cIi-
hroincry and needle work, large bah,
only 25c. Macramc cord, white soc per
w.. any color, tDc per pound. Other
goods At equally low prices.
Address, TIE EAiriRlI NEWS CO.,
syracuse, y. y,
Mtutinntl p ADNI UyISEI in writiuO
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-02

Tho hardware store OF w. j., Boyd,
has been handsomely rotittod aud i'm
proved.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-02

W. l.. CUNNINGlIAM, Soc'y
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-30
The Best Hog Cue ser.

The recent arrest OF sev eral farmers
by emissaries in the Employ of An.
thony Comstock, for mdulging in the
amusement OF guessing at the weight
OF n tat hog. leads the ''Thumbnail
SketcAer o. the Rochester Union to
relate the ioll owing story OF Hiram
Sibiey, the welI-known millionaire OF
that clty, VIII ose beneiactions to Cor.
nell university have been so generous:
lhe best hog-gnesser western New
York ever produced is Hiram Siblev
OF Rochester. \ we'll ll-authenticated
incident which occurred on q farm
near this city few years ago abund-
antly ILLUSTRATES his acumen ana
success ID this direction. He had long
ena0ye0 an enviable reputation for
THIS unehonored amusement. and
when he visited the farm in question
and found a well-dressed porker ready
ior the guessing process, everybody
WIS pleased, "for, said one to anoth-
er. here is man who will get mighty
ciSf'e this ere animals heft." In
short, Mr.. SIbley was invited to guess,
;Gnd proceeded in due form and after
stpproved ceremony to do so. Said
he, slowly and deliberately, "that hog
weighs exactly Northumberland six.
ty-one- pounds and-a- quarter"
No sooner was the oracular sentence
uttered than stalwart hands lifted the
dressed hog from its hook and placed
1t upon the scales. 1t weighed 26l 81
half pound over Mr.. Sibiey's guess!
The latter was thoroughly disgusted,
eSclaIminp GLOW cOul1 I have bao,
so much mistaken" but he proc eeded
nevertheless, contrary to his custom,
to take another scrutinizing view of
the poker. Presently his eyes lighted
up with triumph. as he detected
stone in the hogs mouth designed 10
keep the Jaws extended while the car.
cass was being dressed. "Take out
that plug" he said, land you will find
1t weighs precisely half pound" And
1t did, to a grain,
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-30
TER MS.--S2. 90 PER YEAR
The Teachings OF Geology.

Geology teaches MS that countless
forms OF lie nave passed away, as lar
aS We can tell, forever.
Species and genera which once had q
local habitation on earth have dis
appeared from the stage, and have
now Only name. and not only
species and genera. but whole orders
have gone, leaving only their epitaphs
Oh the gravestones which mark their
last resting places. And yet, side by
side with this, we are brought face to
face with the remarkable constancy
OF other species. In the Silurian rocks.
which occupy the lowest place but
two jCambrian and Luarentian) in the
geological chronology, We are taught
that remains offoraminfMrs, some of
them apparently identical with exist
ing form, have been detected in vari-
Gus places" and III the cretaceous
the same az those nov dredged up
from the bottom OF the ocean.
Volumes of interesting lore. laser
mating a s the legends otiniryland or the
magic tales OF Arabia, are there writ
ten in the hieroglyphics of vaulted
dome and hanging stalactite, ofburied
bone and coin and supplements of va
ried use. The many races OF men who
inhabited the land Ofprehistoric times
appear again on the scene; something
OF their manner OF life is revealed.
Again they hunt the mammoth bison
and bear over the broad plains
time We see them uslng the dog. the
horse and &. hare for food. Strange
revolutions lave taxed place in this
diet The deg early passed out OF Ia
vor, and It's nse has not been revived
The horse was used as food in Roman
Britain and after the English invasion;
il was aiLerward forbidden by the
church. because used by the Scandi-
navians in honor OF their god Odln; now
it is used in France and other coun-
tries. The Britons. however, would
not eat the hare-it was held to be
unlawful TO do so. The revolving
hand OF time has changed this, and we
now accept the hare ~ tit for food.
Even the rude artists ofthose primi-
tive times when man was q cave-dweli.
er, have left us specimens oftheir skill.
In the caves OF Dordogne. i'll the south
of France, are found horns and bones
with spirited carvings OF reindeer, BIZ
son, ubex and birds done upon them.
One OF the most interesting OF these
relics is the portrait OF II mammoth,
carved on tusk of the same from
the cave OF Laon Madelaine, in Dord.
ocne. Simple az these artistic attempts
are, they tell us that man was not al
together uncivillzed. This must be
admitted, even if we regard these carv-
ings as the most advanced art of that
day, which perhaps, We have no right
to do. What part OF the art OF to-day
will be recorded in the stony pages Of
geological future? Not the highest.
assuredly; and so it may have been in
the past.-Chambers's Journal.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-30
His Little Boots.

BY VIII VI. Clemens, in Detroit Free Press.
Up in the cemetery on the hill
picked the pebbles from off his grave
and smoothed the new-made earth
with my hand and brlshed away some
dead leaves that had fallen there.
think there was tear dropped on the
grave as bended over iu, and there
were little rivuletS of tears running
down both my cheeks as | came away
from the lonely cemetery.
And j entered the house again. o,
how quiet it seemed without the pat
ter OF his little feet, and his little cry
OF welcome. Ah, my precious one,
papa misses that sweet and tender
greeting. And on the mantel l saw
hIs pair of little boots-the first and
Q My pair he had ever worn. | put
them on the mantel with my own
hands the night before he died. Such
little boots, How | looked at them,
and how she has taken them in her
hands, and kissed the stiff. black,
heavy-soled things, and shed her tears
upon them. How his little eyes did
shine with Joy and happiness when /
OioNlsllL tutIll HOulc. IlOW IUOSt Icu
tops and brightest copper toes en-
chanted his youthful heart! Then,
when she made his first pair OF pants
to wear with the boots, his little body
swelied with pride! Dear little bootsl
On the mantel there in Silence they
seem to speak sweet and tender
words to HE. | love them because he
wore them. And she loves them far
more than |, for every morning she
kisses them, and every evening she
wipes away her tears, with their little
red tops. Oh, dear little boots! The
kingdom OF the world could not buy
them from us. They are the sweetest
memories OF our dead boy that God
could give 10 us. His little boots.
Even now hasten to the mantel and
| touch them again with my rough
fingers, and the tears are falling thick
and fast upon his little boots
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-30
An Oli-Time Doctor.

The Waterbury Comm American
thus talks about an old. time New
England doctor:
DR.. John ID. Meers ofNaugatuck was
widely known as one OF the most skill
ful and successful physicians of lis
time. His practice among the farmers
was quite extensive, and it was his
custom TO take his pay for services in
the produce OF the farms, seldom OF.
never keeping accounts or making any
charge. but sending for a bushel OF
potatoes or corn or q barrel of cider
as he happened to want it. Hisdratts
on the faI mers were always honored
ut sight, for he used to say he "did
not intend to Overdraw," and, as the
families in those days were large and
the children quite as likely 10 be sick
then as now, it is quite likely that he
paid in his way for all that he receiv-
ed. He was always very careful not
to injure his patients and gave
very little medicine, bit, IL called to
see man who WAS little out OF
sorts. would prescribe diet OF toast
and cider, or something equally sim
pie, and leave nature to effect n cure.
lie WAS once called TO see q man who
had been in bed several days, and. on
entering the room. he sat down, stuck
his long legs under the bed, moved.
his spectacles to the top of his bald
head and sat and told stories for an
hour. He Their sent one OF the boys
to draw glass of cider, which he
drank. and made his preparations TO-
leave the house. The s.cE man asked
II he was not going to prescribe for
him, or give him something TO take.
"Oh, yes, yes, yes" replied the doc
tor; you just get mp and stir abour
n little, and wash mp and put on "a
clean shirt and YOU will be all right !
guess" Notwithet anding the doctors
ieculiarities in such cases, he was one
OF the most careful and devoted ply.
sicians OF dangerous illness, and would
often appear. unsolicited and unex.
pected in the sick room long after mid.
night. SO great was his anxiety for the
welfare OF his patients.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-30
DIAMOND STEALING.
Feeding Precious Gems TO n Greedy
Dog and Then Killing the Dog,

Although there is 4 considerable and
clever detective staff on the diamond
fields. there are those at Kimberly who
can outwit the police. at any rate for
time. and so it happens that such
number of stones is annually stolen as
10 prove II factor in disturbing the
market price, says Chambers Journal.
The chances OF detection are no
doubt great; but the hope Of securing
few hundred pounds by little pccu-
latiOn is so tempting that there are al
ways hundreds of men at 1.-The game"
Some of the thieves-that is, the men
who steal the stones they are paid for
unearthmg-display great ingenuity in
carrying away the gems. The business
of diamond digging is naturally of a
rOugh-and-ready kind. and presents
opportunities for fraud which are not
available in other industries When
diamond stealing first became a busi-
ness those interested. suspectinc no
evil, were easily cheated Stones were
then carried away concealed about the
person of the laborers, but as the
thefts increased greater precautions
were taken 10 insure the detection Of
the thieves. Some of the .dodges"
which have been resorted TO in order TO
carry diamonds from the diggings
have been not little remarkable. We
have only room. however, for sam
pie or two Upon one occasion it is re-
lated that an ingenious laborer wrap
ped the stones in small piece OF soft
bread, the morScl being grccdiiy snap
ped by Il dog. The dog was carefully
looked after ill the mine was left be-
hind. when il was rathlcsslv killed 10
obtain the hidden diamonds which
were contained in its stomach. Do
mestic fowls have been trained to swal-
low the smaller stones, which have
afterward been cut out of their crops.
\ parcel of stolen gems have been
known 10 have been got out OF a we'll
watched digging by having been iu-
geniouSlv fastenened 10 the hair of
horses Ia !.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-30
The Strongest Man on Earth.

There Is q man on the Darson River,
below Dayton, named Angela Cor.
della, who claims to be the strongest
man in the world. He is an Italian.
aged twenty-eight and stands 1--WE feet
and ten inches, weighing 1913 pounds.
His strength grew was born with him,
for he had no athletic training. He
differs from other men chiefly in the
osseous structure. Although not Of
unusual size, his spinal column is
much above the ordinary width, and
his bones and joints are made on sim.
ilarly large and generous scale. He has
lifted man OF 200 pounds with the
middle finger OF his right hand. The
man stood with one loot on the floor.
his arms outstretched, his hands grasp.
ed by two persons 60 balance his body.
COrdella then stopped and placed the
third finger OF his right hand under the
mans foot, and with scarcely any per.
ceptible effort raised him to the height
OF tour feet ard deposited him on a
table near at hand. Once two power.
ful men waylaid Cordella with intent
70 thrash him. but ne seized one in
each hand and hammered them to.
gether until life was nearly knocked
out OF them.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-30
A GIympSe Of ROYALTY,

THE first glimpse ever had OF roy
atty" says Olive Logan, "was OF ex-
Queen Isabella OF Spain. was in the
Turkish section of the Vienna exposi-
ton, when ] noticed coarse. fat ell
derby woman, plainly dressed and vul-
gar in every movement, come wad-
ding along. She was shaking all over
like "a bowl of Jelly, and looking keen
ly about her with beady eyes, while
behind her walked a youth hardly
come to manhood's age. He wore
a stovepipe hat and a Prince Albert
coat. The ex-queen wore black lace
overdress over black silk. She wore a
black lace bonnet with long streamers
of ribbon behind, and a mass oil red
roses mingled with the lace, and she
had some very beautiful diamonds in
her ears and at the throat. She went
about cheapening everything and
looking for some Turkish rugs to buy,
but she seemed TO think that the price
was raised on account OF her royalty,
and in n loud aside in French she
spoke to her young son, saying that
he must come there the next morning.
wearing u plain suit and a cap, and
get the carpets at a lower price. !
saw this same queen at the opera soon
after in all the glory of full dress. and
she made. to my thinking, one Of the
most revolving sights ] ever witness
ed"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-30
them in your boat, and you can take

them in your boat, and you can take
them ashore"
S2esriy hands laid the drippinp
bc4i"s IN the bottom of,the boat, and
with strong strokes an&e N head
Ralph Resseguie pullhcet- Gore.
When they werad that fG1nts: pllm,c ne
glanced for the tag, John oI,onn Lul,,ii. Il.
den. Sanders Is orleans
ply God. my nd discip- cGrI cgnn" II II
And Fred w arnJ sa, ,is1IT NV chan gN'iel,
N'lth thrill OF reruIIiiHJb III od ing c.
Ii was true. 80 az withd not
died, and the de1iin,SC TORS and ID Pqmade
these two wandert.a NJ !. car ace of
the earth had been farce, fonr all.
The days OF the guilty pair on earth
were numbered. Mabel Resseguie never
recovered consciousness. Fred War
ner lived n few days, long enough to
ask the forgiveness of the two he had
wroneea, and-then expired.
Ralph Resseguie and Muriel Warn.
were married and returned to Muri Aps
old home, where. in the sunshine of
happiness, the dark days OF their. lives
were forgotten.
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-30
The Methodist "That's So. :"
New York Tribune.

New ork Tribune.
The old-time Methodist habit o
shouting Amen" and That's so,
brother" in chuch sometimes leads tc
ludicrous results. An instance occur.
red recently in the Hansomplace Meth
odist church IN Brooklyn. The Rev.
George f. Reed in mis- sermon was tell
ing OF the benefits OF giving, and illus,
trated it by examples from the Bible.
An old gentleman frequently interrup.
ted by shouts of amen" and "That's :
So" The preacher remarked that
some persons might doubt what he
told them. and say: "Oh, that : only
what Mr.. Reed says, and he doesn't
know much anyway" Just then
came the familiar interruption,
That's so. brother The house was
convulsed with laughter. and the pas
tor smiled ana said: "Your inter
ruption came in at the wrong place
that time. brother"
Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-04-30
As the Spirit Wings It's Flight.

Paris Letter in Science.
At recent meeting OF the Academy
of Sciences. NJ. Hayem. OF the Medical
school, read "A paper on the pbenom.
cna noticed in the head OF an animal
alter decapi station, with or without
TRANSMISSION OF fresh blood. As soon
~ the head is separated from the
body the eyes move convulsively, and
a look OF wonder and anxiety is motto.
able Oh the face. The jaws separate
with force, and the tongue seems IN
be in ii tetanic state. There appears
to be some consciousness OF what il
going on, but this does not last NOR,
than three or four seconds. II prepa.
rations nave previously beenmade So
that the head after separation con.
tlGues TO receive Il fresh supply g.!
blood, the voluntary manifestations
persist ~ long as the blood supply il
sutlicient-that Is Tor hall an hour Ct
so. When blood supply isfurnish,i
after the head has become entirely
motIonless, the phenomena are as lo..
lows: Some contractions. very wee <
and feeble, take place especially in tie
muscles Of the lips; then some respira.
tory efforts; reflex actions of the eyt,
first weak, then well marked. but tue
eyeiids remain dropping; the sense.
are quite asleep, and no win is maa,
tested.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-10
Personal.

Prof. w. +. Minter and Mr.. II. w.
Cole, of Mosquito, were in the city
Sunday.
Oscar Pratt, of Temple, called Oh
the to-day.
G. A. Davis, the veteran press agent
now with Sells Brothers circus, Is III
the city to day.
Mr.. Peter Sells, general director ara
one of the proprietors of Sells Broth
ers' 80 car railroad show, together
with Charles w. Ransier, manager oil
advertising car No. 2, and his corps OF
Knights of the Paste Brush, are in the
city to-day, preparing for the "World's
Only Greatest " on Saturday next.
Mr.. e. +. Saunders, the Texas rep
resentative of A. G. McClurg ~ Co.,
the great book sellers aid fancy goods
dealers, has opened his sample rooms
for the benefit of the trade who will
visit Dallas during the fair, over Macs
restaurant, Main street, second stair
way west OF the st. George Hotel.
Merchants are cordially invited to coll
IN him
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-10
ORGANS.
Cutting Affair.

Last night over on Dallas branch,
some trouble between Squire Pcyton
and VIM. Smith, both colored, in
which Smiths wife was the subject of
controversy, resulted in fight, and
Squire cut Williams with knife. The
blade entered Williams left jaw close
to the ear and inflicted all ugly cash
down to the mouth. Squire escaped
and has not yet been caught.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-10

Fresh butter on ice, cheese, hams,
fruits, etc. A good assortment OF
groceries always on hand Mt L. IL.
Craddcck's, S03 Ervay street. For
fair dealing and low prices refer to
those who have traded with him for
four years
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-10
On Webster On /!

II is said that Webste, the photo
grapher within the last three months
has made wonderful improvements in
the art of photography, particularly in
the line of baby pictures. Mr.. w. Of
fers 1926 reward for baby that he
can't catch with a smile. Remember
that Webster will charge you a good
round price for photograph made at
his studio.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-10
important Auction Sale.

Domnau & Samuels, pawnbrokers
and auctioneers Gil Main street. com.
meuces their great sale of unredeemed
pledges Monday, Oct. 10. Sales each
day and evening. This is the largest
sale of the kind that ever took place
in Dallas. A large collection of
diamonds and gold watches will be
sold in this stock. A grand oppor-
tuity to buy holiday presents.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-10
Colored Baptist Convention.

Rev. Mr.. Griggs, the able and faith
full worker in charge of colored Bap'
fist missions has procured from the
traffic commissioner a reduced rate on
Texas railroads for delegates and visl-
tors to the Colored Baptist state Con-
ventlon which meets at Brenham COM
mencing Thursday of this week.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-10
Recorders Court.

The recorders matinee opened up
lively this morning, the first on the
docket being ten DRINKS, which he as
sessed at $S each.
Harry Rankin, of Fort Worth, Tor
exposing person complacently on Elm
street, was fined S2O.
Pat Brown, for lighting, got SO.
Tom Shailicr and Smithy, for assault
and battery, SIS each.
L. w. Shelton, Ed O'Neal and Alex
Mccartney, for interfering with an Of
ficer; dismissed,
Joe Aldredge, for same oflense, was
passed to October il for decision.
Pat Lungro, for resisting an officer,
was fiued $40.
j. w. Parish, theft, transferred
II. j. Henderson, for violating Sun
day law, jury assessed fine at $50.
Com Hill, for intoxication, Oh a
physicians certificate that he was
under influence of morphine instead
of whisky, dismissed.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-10
BuckIen's Arnica Salve.

The best salye in the world for Cuts,
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Bheum,
Fever Sores, letter Chappea LANDS
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Erup-
tions. and positively cures piles or no
nav required. IL is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or me ney refunded
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by
w. u. Howell 4 BRO.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-10
The North Texas National Bank,
DALLAS. TEXAS.

This bank will be open for business
January 8. 1888, and it is desired that
the paid-up capital shall not be less
than 100000. Subscriptions to the
capital stock are respectfully solicited,
the opportunity now being offered our
fellow-citizens of Texas to obtain al
investment at par which we conf
IDENTIFY believe will be worth rs per
cent premium within IL months, be-
sides paying handsome dividends the
first year. Subscription blanks may
be had by applying to any of the
undersigned. Very respectfully y
Blankenship, j. II. Elliott, G. IL
Schellkopf, Henry Exall, f. r. Malone
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-10-10
Local Notes.

Cigars, tobacco of the best qualities and
low prices, at A. Il. Bouche's.
If you want harness for your
driving horse at the most reasonable
price for leather and workmanship
don't fail to see Padgett Bros. stock
which is the largest aud most COM
plete i'm the State.